Ronn Tomassoni

Ronn Tomassoni
Sport(s) Ice hockey
Biographical details
Born March 1958
Eveleth, MN, USA
Playing career
1976–1980 Rensselaer
Position(s) Right Wing
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1982–1990 Harvard (assistant)
1990–1999 Harvard
Head coaching record
Overall 145-115-25 (.553)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1992 ECAC Hockey Regular Season Champion
1993 ECAC Hockey Regular Season Champion
1994 ECAC Hockey Regular Season Champion
1994 ECAC Hockey Tournament Champion

Ronn Tomassoni is a retired American ice hockey player and coach. Tomassoni was part of the coaching staff at Harvard for 17 years in various capacities and helped the team with its only national title in 1989.

Career

Ronn Tomassoni played for Rensselaer in the late 1970s, posting average numbers over four seasons. After graduating in 1980 Tomassoni continued his involvement with hockey by becoming an assistant coach for Bill Cleary at Harvard in 1982.[1] Tomassoni's arrival coincided with the Crimson's return to prominence as they began to make the NCAA Tournament annually. As time went on Cleary began to rely on Tomassoni more heavily, promoting him to associate status and effectively turning over the recruiting responsibilities to him.[2] Tomassoni was part of Harvard's national title team in 1989 and was named as head coach when Cleary became athletic director after the 1989-90 season.[3]

The early years under Tomassoni were very good in Cambridge as Harvard won three consecutive regular season titles, an ECAC title and made it to the 1994 Frozen Four. After 1994, however, Tomassoni could not get Harvard to produce a winning season. Tomassoni held onto the job for five seasons before deciding to resign after the 1998–99 season. Tomassoni returned to his native Minnesota afterwards, settling in Duluth.[4]

Career statistics[5]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1976–77 Rensselaer ECAC Hockey 24 3 7 10 12 — — — — —
1977–78 Rensselaer ECAC Hockey 27 7 11 18 8 — — — — —
1978–79 Rensselaer ECAC Hockey 13 4 6 10 12 — — — — —
1979–80 Rensselaer ECAC Hockey 27 3 7 10 8 — — — — —
NCAA totals 84 17 31 48 40 — — — — —

College Head Coaching record[6]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Harvard Crimson (ECAC Hockey) (1990-91–1998-99)
1990-91 Harvard 19-12-1 14-8-0 3rd ECAC Semifinals
1991-92 Harvard 14-7-7 13-3-6 1st ECAC Quarterfinals
1992-93 Harvard 22-6-3 16-3-3 1st NCAA East Regional Quarterfinals
1993-94 Harvard 24-5-4 16-2-4 1st NCAA Frozen Four
1994-95 Harvard 14-14-2 12-9-1 t-3rd ECAC Quarterfinals
1995-96 Harvard 13-20-1 9-12-1 6th ECAC Runner-Up
1996-97 Harvard 11-18-3 9-11-2 7th ECAC Quarterfinals
1997-98 Harvard 14-17-2 10-11-1 5th ECAC Third Place Game (Win)
1998-99 Harvard 14-16-2 8-12-2 8th ECAC First Round
Harvard: 145-115-25 107-71-20
Total: 145-115-25

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ "Tomassoni Resigns Harvard Post". USCHO.com. 1999-05-15. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  2. ↑ "Tomassoni Resigns as Men's Hockey Head Coach". The Harvard University Gazette. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  3. ↑ "Harvard Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  4. ↑ "Denfeld's Tomassoni gets coaching at all levels". Denfeld Academy. 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  5. ↑ "Ronn Tomassoni". Hockey DB. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  6. ↑ "2008-09 Harvard Crimson Media Guide" (PDF). Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
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